Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP stands as a global leader in legal excellence, ethical advocacy, and strategic representation. Founded in 1946, the firm pioneered the internationalization of the legal profession and continues to operate as a single, integrated global partnership with offices across major financial centers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. With approximately 1,100 lawyers from more than 50 countries, Cleary Gottlieb provides seamless, multilingual counsel that blends deep local insight with global perspective.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is trusted by leading corporations, financial institutions, sovereign governments, and nonprofit organizations to handle their most complex transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters. The firm is known for developing practical, innovative solutions to sophisticated legal and business challenges, combining intellectual rigor with commercial judgment. Its work has consistently earned recognition from Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, and the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Index, which highlight the firm’s strength in cross-border finance, international arbitration, antitrust, capital markets, and M&A.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP cultivates a distinctive culture of collaboration and inclusion that transcends geography and hierarchy. Every client engagement benefits from the collective expertise of attorneys across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring unified, strategic representation. This culture of shared knowledge and respect—celebrated by the Harvard Business School as a model for professional collaboration—continues to fuel the firm’s growth and innovation.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP remains deeply committed to public service. Its award-winning pro bono program mobilizes lawyers across continents to protect human rights, advance civil liberties, and support small businesses, immigrants, and veterans. Guided by compassion and responsibility, the firm dedicates tens of thousands of hours annually to those in need. Through unwavering integrity, strategic foresight, and an enduring commitment to excellence, Cleary Gottlieb continues to define what it means to be a truly global law firm—one world, one firm, delivering results that shape industries and advance justice worldwide.